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Welcome to the Organic Advisor Call Series — quick-hit conversations on the hottest topics in organic field crops.
Whether you're tuning in from your desk, truck, or tractor, you'll spend one hour each episode learning about emerging issues from expert farmers and industry leaders.
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Organic Record Keeping - with a Farmer and Inspector

August 10, 2025 • Organic Agronomy Training Services (OATS)

Good record keeping is essential to organic certification—and it doesn’t have to be a burden. In this episode, Sam Oschwald Tilton of OATS explores how to make your paperwork work for you with organic farmer *Matthew Fitzgerald*, who built an app to make paperwork easier, and inspector *Mallory Krieger*, who shares tips straight from the field.

*Resources mentioned in the episode:*

📄 Download a copy of Matthew's Bill of Lading Example:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gg3ag-gtF86mVoUQqyAYicj3q0_bkTQn/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107209151549663357945&rtpof=true&sd=true
🧰 DIY White Board Kit from FarmFlow:
https://www.tryfarmflow.com/diykit
🌾 Learn more about FarmFlow:
https://www.tryfarmflow.com/

This series is brought to you by the Organic Agronomy Training Service and Albert Lea Seed, a fourth-generation, family-owned company offering a full line of organic and non-GMO field crop seed.

This event is supported through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).

🔗Learn more about Albert Lea Seed: https://alseed.com
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